Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

After Gao Xiaowan and his brothers visited Gao Yanzong in Jingzhao Mansion Prison, they became more and more eager to rescue their brothers from prison. They went their separate ways on the way home. Gao Xiaoyu and Gao Xiaowan each visited the dignitaries in Beijing who could help. , while Gao Xiaoheng went to their tenth uncle Gao Yi's house to find out how the harvest was.

In the evening, the brothers returned home to meet again. Gao Xiaoyu was the first to talk about it. He went to his father-in-law Lu Zhengshan's house to inquire, and then he learned that Li Quji, the Duke of Wuxiang, was appointed Minister of the Household Affairs Bureau, and as the Kuohu ambassador to Guandong, he led twelve Kuohu envoys to leave Chang'an and go to the east of Tongguan. He has gone, and it is estimated that he will not return to the DPRK until the end of this year at the earliest.

After hearing the news, the brothers didn't look very good. It should be noted that Li Quji and others went east to check the households, and the households they inspected were all the people of their hometown in the Northern Qi Dynasty. This naturally made them, the grandsons of the fallen kings, even more embarrassed. Feeling lost. And because Li Quji was ordered to go on an envoy, they had no way to ask for help.

As for Gao Xiaowan, there was also nothing gained. After visiting several dignitaries in the capital, he either didn't get much at all, or he couldn't even get in.

From this point of view, it seemed that Gao Min was their last hope, but in the end Gao Xiaoheng said: "I have been waiting in the tenth uncle's residence for a long time, and I have never returned. I am afraid that my brothers will be worried, so I went home to report the news."

"This should also be good news. Uncle Ten and his mother and son are reunited here. Naturally, they have a lot of farewell to talk about. It is normal to stay for dinner and overnight. When he returns, he will definitely report the good news as soon as possible!"

After Gao Xiaowan thought for a while, he spoke again. The other two brothers nodded after hearing this. They had really been fed up with disappointment during this period and were eager for something good to happen.

But they were still disappointed after all. When it was getting dark in the evening, just before the gate of the square was closed, a servant from Gao Mei's family came in a hurry, but what he told was not good news. Instead, he informed Gao Mei that he had been arrested by a group of Beijing officials. The dandy boys in the middle intercepted and kidnapped: "Master Lang just left the Qi Kingdom's residence before noon and was about to return home. Suddenly a group of dandy knights rushed out of the house. They took Master Lang and his slaves hostage with bows and knives and went to another house. The slaves took advantage of their unpreparedness to escape. I came out, but I didn’t dare to report to my mistress, so I came to the house to inform the gentlemen..."

"My uncle was actually kidnapped? That Yongxingfang is a noble place in the capital, where many powerful families live. How could a vicious person dare to roam the place?"

After hearing this, Gao Xiaowan and others' expressions suddenly changed. Even after realizing the seriousness of the problem, Gao Xiaoyu even frowned and said, "Could it be that the Bolingcui family is deliberately retaliating? If so, how could they intercept my brothers and kidnap them instead?" Uncle?"

"In any case, let's report it to the official first! Due to Ah Wu's previous incident, Jingzhao Mansion has been very tightly guarded recently. If something like this happens, there can be no trace at all!"

Gao Xiaowan immediately decided, but it was getting late now, the gates were closed, and a curfew had been imposed. If he wanted to go out, he needed a certificate from Fang Zheng.

After Nafang learned about this special situation, he was willing to issue a warrant. However, when Gao Xiaowan planned to bring a few more domestic slaves with him for safety, he was only allowed to go with one person. Although he felt helpless, in order to report to the official as soon as possible to save the person , Gao Xiaowan could only risk going to Jingzhao Mansion.

"The grandson of a prince who has fallen from power is really worse than a pig or a dog! In the past, we had no taboos in our homeland, but now in Chang'an, if our family members are in danger, we cannot leave our homes to complain to the officials. The world is dangerous and difficult..."

Gao Xiaoheng was already plagued by illness and often had negative emotions. Nowadays, the ups and downs at home have made him feel even worse, and he lamented repeatedly.

No one in this world is destined to be superior to others. They are lucky to be born into an imperial family. It is at least a thousand times better than their grandfather's poor life, which could not even buy a horse. Now that the times have changed, they can still keep it. One life is not bad, naturally no one will pamper and protect them. If you still dwell on the past and refuse to recognize the reality, you are undoubtedly making things difficult for yourself.

Because of Gao Yanzong's previous murder on the street in Chang'an, Jingzhao Mansion has been nervous in recent days. After accepting Gao Xiaowan's report, all the officials complained in their hearts, and immediately started a thorough investigation based on the known clues.

Although Gyeonggi officials seem to be somewhat ineffective in preventing crimes, the efficiency of the subsequent investigation is very high. With the investigation of clues in various places, the whereabouts of Gao Mi, who was kidnapped and taken away, were determined at dawn. According to witnesses The reporter testified that he is currently being detained in a private house in Longqingfang near Chunming Gate in the east of the city.

"Now that you know where you are, why don't you go to the rescue quickly?"

Gao Xiaowan stayed in the front office of Jingzhao Mansion that night, waiting for news. When he learned that he had found out about Gao Mi's whereabouts, he quickly spoke up.

But soon all the officials left behind in the mansion showed embarrassment. Seeing Gao Xiaowan's anxious expression, one of his subordinates came forward and whispered: "Gao Fengyu, please wait for a while. This matter can only be decided after Dayin returns to the office." . The private house in Longqingfang is the villa owned by Duke Yong of the Taifu family..."

"Yu, Yu Taifu?"

When Gao Xiaowan heard this, he suddenly looked shocked, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He didn't know why Yu Jin came forward to make things difficult for his family, but if Yu Jin really took action, it would be a big problem for his family!

He noticed that the officials in Jingzhao Mansion looked at him a little strangely, and he suddenly became more panicked, so he quickly said: "I haven't returned home all night, and my family is still waiting for news. Since the matter has been revealed, I'd better hurry up and Return home and report the news, I believe that Dayin and the other officials in the palace will handle the matter impartially and repay justice to the times!"

After saying this, he hurriedly left Jingzhao Mansion. Seeing that it was still dark, he ordered his servants to hide by the roadside for the time being and return home after dawn to report the news. He held his official talisman and waited until Head to the Zhuque Gate of the Imperial City.

In front of the Zhuque Gate, officials from various dynasties were arriving one after another. Gao Xiaowan was inconspicuous among them. However, when he entered the imperial city in a hurry, he paused again. After thinking for a while, he tore off the inner part of his robe and bit it. With his fingertips, he wrote several big words "injustice" on the cloth one after another. Then he returned to the Zhuque Gate and knelt in front of the city gate in front of all the officials who entered the city. He stood high on the cloth with the word "injustice" and shouted loudly. Said: "I have a grievance and I need to bring it to justice before the Supreme Majesty! The government has the power to commit treachery, commit lawlessness and bully good ministers!"

At this time, it was the busy time for officials to enter the court. Gao Xiaowan knelt down in front of the Zhuque Gate and cried out for injustice. He immediately attracted a lot of attention. Before he could move, the imperial guards came forward to surround him, and headed towards the imperial city. However, the matter has already spread here, and many officials can't help but talk about it, trying to figure out who the so-called power traitor in the DPRK refers to.

Since Gao Xiaowan was brought under control in time, the following court meeting was not greatly affected and was still held as usual. However, everyone at the meeting also noticed that the faces of several prime ministers were serious, and they could not help but guess that something big was going on. occur.

After the court meeting was over, the ministers returned to their respective offices. But not long after, someone discovered that Cui Yanmu, the governor of Yongzhou, and Su Chun, the governor of Jingzhao, who had official offices in the capital and did not work in the imperial city, both came to the imperial city. Each was sweating profusely and headed straight to the political hall in the north of Menxia Province. .

At this time, in the side hall of the Qianyuan Hall of China, Li Taizheng frowned and listened to Li Xiaoyong's report: "It is indeed true. According to my eyes and ears, Linzhang Duke Gao Mi visited the Qi State Duke's Mansion yesterday morning. Two quarters of an hour later. Then he left. It happened that Duke Yu Wenzhi of Ning Yi was passing through Zifang Street with Yu Lan, the young son of the Grand Tutor. When he saw Duke Linzhang leaving with goods from the Duke of Qi's mansion, he went to stop him..."

Li Xiaoyong's eyes and ears organization in Beijing gradually grew in size, and the coverage of several places where dignitaries gathered in Beijing became more detailed. Therefore, when Li Tai expressed his desire to learn about relevant matters, he quickly sorted out the details of the matter and reported them.

What happened was very simple. It was just a group of dandy's fooling around. The reason why Gao Min was imprisoned in Yu Jin's family's other business was because of Yu Jin's son Yu Lan. As the son grew older, the villa in Longqingfang was originally prepared for him to start a family and become independent, so Yu Wenzhi and the others conveniently imprisoned Gao Mi here.

"Why do they want to imprison Linzhang Duke?"

After hearing the whole story, Li Tai asked again, could it be that Yu Wenzhi still wanted to kill Gao Yi and make Gao Huan extinct?

Li Xiaoyong then quickly said: "This matter remains to be inquired about. I just heard that Duke Ning Yi plans to take advantage of this opportunity to gather all the distinguished families and petition the court to seize the throne of Duke Qi to correct his line of succession."

"This boy is very courageous! Continue to monitor his behavior, and record all those who come into contact with him in recent days! The daily personnel comings and goings of Duke Yong's Mansion will be carefully scrutinized."

After hearing this, Li Tai sneered and waved his hand to signal Li Xiaoyong to step aside for the time being. He himself walked out of the palace, straddled his royal horse and went straight to the Foreign Affairs Hall.

When Li Tai came to the political hall, all the prime ministers in the hall and the chiefs of Yongzhou and Jingzhao hurriedly came out to greet him. He ignored everyone's prayers, got off his horse and went straight into the hall. After everyone followed him, he He directly threw the banner of injustice confiscated from Gao Xiaowan on the ground, then pointed at Cui Yanmu and Su Chun and sneered: "Second Master, you are really noble and leisurely, and now you will protect the important land in Ji Nei. It seems that you two It’s all too much work!”

"I have neglected my duties, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The two of them knew that incidents such as murders and kidnappings had occurred one after another in the capital in recent days, and they all involved people with official titles. As the governors of the capital, they could not absolve themselves of the blame. When they heard the emperor's angry words, they also They didn't dare to quibble and quickly leaned over to plead guilty.

The Government Hall is the place where the prime minister works and discusses matters. Usually there is nothing special, and Li Tai rarely comes here. The reason why he came here specifically today is to show that he attaches great importance to this matter. After reprimanding the two chiefs, , he even dismissed Su Chun, the Jingzhao Yin who bore the brunt, and appointed Liu Qing, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, as the Governor of Yong and the Jingzhao Yin. He not only wanted to thoroughly investigate the matter, but also vigorously rectified the public security in the middle of the capital!